The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Crimea has approved 20 places for organized Epiphany ablutions

CrimeaPRESS reports:

On January 19, Orthodox Christians celebrate the holiday of Epiphany. According to tradition, on this day, believers en masse perform the ritual of ablution in open reservoirs. According to the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Crimea, Sergei Sadakliev, the determination of such places is entrusted to the heads of local governments, and ensuring security, of course, is the direct responsibility of the rescue forces.

Currently, there is information about 20 places of Epiphany ablutions. This year, the administrations of the cities of Evpatoria, Sudak, Yalta, Alushta and Feodosia turned directly to the rescuers of the State Institution of the Republic of Crimea «CRIMEA-SPAS» for assistance. Employees of the Institution, together with representatives of the regional branch of ROSSOYUZSPAS LLC, will organize patrols in places where ablutions are traditionally performedsaid the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Crimea.

He also added that rescuers, GIMS specialists, ambulance crews, representatives of law enforcement agencies and local authorities will be on duty in all places authorized for the ceremony.

There will be professional divers in the water. Please note that the list of places may change depending on weather conditions on the sea coast: in stormy conditions events will be prohibited,” emphasized Sergei Sadakliev.

In turn, employees of the Fire Department of the Republic of Crimea in rural areas will ensure the safety of holiday services. In total, from 500 to 1000 people are involved in ensuring the safety of Epiphany bathing annually from the RSChS of the Republic of Crimea.

List of places for organized events:

Simferopol district

— town Gvardeyskoye, st. Embankment 12 (Church of All Crimean Saints) from 10:00 to 15:00 19.01.

— With. Mirnoe, pond, Urozhainy lane, (Church of the Resurrection of Christ) from 08:00 to 11:00 19.01.

Belogorsky district

— With. Topolevka “Holy Trinity-Paraskevievsky Toplovsky Convent” (font of St. Paraskevi) from 18:00 18.01. to 03:00 19.01.

Bakhchisarai district

— With. Rocky, marble lake “Orthodox parish of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary” from 18:00 18.01. to 03:00 19.01.

Yalta

— town Gaspra beach «Rubicon» from 10-00 to 14:00 19.01.

— Yalta embankment named after. Lenin, chapel area from 10:00 to 16:00 19.01.

— town Gurzuf, Comet beach from 10:00 to 14:00 19.01.

— Alupka “Children’s Beach” from 12:00 to 16:00 19.01.

Alushta

— With. Malorechenskoye beach from 18:30 to 19:00 18.01.

— Alushta city beach from 09:00 to 09:30 19.01.

Kerch

— City embankment, Kerch, st. Admiralteysky proezd, 15 from 09:00 to 13:00 19.01.

Feodosia

— Paratroopers Embankment, Rilka LLC beach, between 2-3 groins from 11:00 to 15:00 19.01.

— With. Beregovoe, on the territory of the Bora Bora beach from 11:00 to 15:00 19.01.

— town Koktebel, st. Embankment, café «Camelot» district from 11:00 to 15:00 19.01.

Zander

— Sudak, st. Embankment City beach from 12:00 to 14:00 19.01.

— With. Pribrezhnoye, st. Village beach embankment from 10:00 to 11:00 19.01.

Evpatoria

— Evpatoria, st. Simferopolskaya 99-B Oasis Beach from 12:00 to 14:00 19.01.

Saki district

— town Novofedorovka Municipal beach “Deck” from 11:00 to 13:00 19.01.

Saki

— Saki, st. Morskaya 8 Beach of the sanatorium “Poltava-Crimea” from 12:00 to 14:00 19.01.

Nizhnegorsky district

— The font of St. Luke of Crimea on the coast of Lake Sivash in the area of ​​the village. Izobilnoe from 11:00 to 13:00 19.01.

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